[Public-List] Bilge Pump

[darcyhaldeman at cs.com]

Thanks for all the info.  Yes, we have the manual pump, and no, we won't depend on the auto.  It's just one more layer of protection.  





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From: Rachel <penokee at cheqnet.net>
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Sent: Wed, Jul 7, 2010 11:34 am
Subject: Re: [Public-List] Bilge Pump


John, 
 
The iron starts just slightly aft (inches) of the under-sole bulkhead that separates the aftermost under-saloon compartment from the engine bilge. So you may not be tapping into it anyway. (But I still prefer the L-bracket mounting so you can pull the pump up for service, etc. and then you have no fasteners down low). 
 
Not that maybe a liner boat does not have that particular bulkhead but the ballast should still end in the same place (i.e. just forward of the engine flywheel). 
 
I don't know how they changed bilge construction for liner boats, but in the earlier boats all the ones I've seen have a really poor seal between the bilge and the ballast pig anyway (as in.... it had completely failed). 
 
Rachel 
ex #221 
On Jul 7, 2010, at 9:50 AM, JIRVING104 at aol.com wrote: 
 
> 
> I have a manually operated electric bilge pump, but generally use > the whale pump. the concern I have with the electric pump, is it is > mounted at the bottom of the bilge and the screws penetrate the > fiberglass into the iron keel. I would think jeopardizing the > watertight integrity of the keel would be a problem. Has anyone > found a good solution to this? 
> 
> John Irving, #634 
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